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Wednesday June 24,1998 Vol. CXXXIV, No. 7
Headlines
Florida Film Fest has many winners
Paula Garces and Wil Homeff in "Harvest,"directed by Stuart Burkin, is iust one of the many fine films shown at the Florida Film Festival. Film editor Scott Foundas give a recap.
Diversions, page 8
Outgrowing age-based la
our laws
Citing curfew laws and stricter driving regulations, Editorial Columnist Daniel Chantre criticizes statutes that discriminate against the young but are just as applicable to senior citizens.
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Viewpoint, page 4
Russian literature, cultural lecture
John Gould, a professor emeritus of business communications, will lead a discussion about the life and works of 19th century Russian author Ivan Turgenev at the Emeriti Center Book Club luncheon at noon Thursday in the Faculty Center.
Lunch is $11. For reservations and information, please call (310) 645-9453.
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Leonard Stein, the director emeritus of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, will give a lecture entitled "Differing Attitudes Toward Cultures in Europe and America" next Monday at 10:30 a.m. at OASIS Valley.
OASIS Valley is located at 7353 Valley Circle Blvd. in West Hills. For more information, call (818) 992-5133.
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Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Area schools lack USC support
Michael Levin* / Summer Troian
The 32nd Street School Is one of five public schools in Los Angeles with close ties to USC. Uke the other lour schools, It’s scores on standardized tests are beiow th® local avoraga.
By Namath Hussain
Staff Writer
Although President Sample's goal in forming the Family of Five Schools was to make these schools "the best schools in the dty of Los Angeles," the schools' most recent test scores show serious academic diffidilty
The Family of Five schools is an association between USC and five neighborhood schools. Foshay Learning Center, Norwood Street Elementary, Vermont Avenue Elementary, Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary and 32nd Street School have all been the target of a program developed by the Office of Civic and Community Relations to reach out into the community.
USC's Neighborhood Outreach grants to help the Family of Five are about $1.6 million annually.
According to reports on the results of the Stanford Nine standardized test provided by Pat Spencer from the Office of Communications of the Los Angeles Unified School District,
(See Family, page 3)
Students rtceive breaks on loan costs
By Ben Berkowitz
Gty Editor
Because of a law signed into effect by President Clinton on June 9, interest rates on federal student loans will drop to their lowest level in years, effective July 1.
According to estimates from the United States Department of Education, students in •California alone would save more than $95 million in interest rates and fees.
"It’s going to be a savings to the students," said Guy Hunter, senior associate director of Financial Aid.
New federal Stafford loans with a first dis-
bursement date between July 1 to Sept. 30 will carry an interest rate of 7.46 percent during the repayment period. The rate last year was 8.25 percent.
The rate cut is only effective for three months because it was included as a stopgap measure on an unrelated bill. It was added to give Congress time to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which is supposed to lower student interest rates.
"If they would've left it the old way, the interest rate would've been higher," Hunter said.
The HEA was first passed in 1993, and one of its provisions was an initiative to lower interest rates.
Another part of the HEA would be a gradual phasing out of the origination fee on loans for needy students.
The Department of Education's example said that a student with a deot average of $12,400 would save a total of $620 in interest payments.
Hunter said that he expects that when Congress gets around to extending the HEA, it wul extend the new rate cut and continue to make loans less expensive for students.
Hunter also said one problem Congress has encountered is lobbying by the loan companies the federal government contracts with to provide and service student loans.
Former education professor Buscaglia dies of heart attack
By Tina Harrison
Staff Writer
Leo Buscaglia, an author-lecturer and former professor in the School of Education, died of a heart attack on June 12 at his home in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Buscaglia, known as "Dr. Hug" by his fans, was known for his inspirational writings, including "Loving Each Other," Living, Loving, and Learning," ana "The Fall of Freddy the Leaf," which was later performed as a one-hour ballet.
At one time, Buscaglia had five books simultaneously listed on the New York Times Best 1 Sellers List. His books have been translated into 20 different languages, and have sold ll-mil-fion copies.
Buscaglia received the most praise for his book "Love," written in 1972. The basis of the book was sharing love with oneself and with others, and recog-
nizing love as a universal emotion.
Buscaglia, who received all of his degrees at USC, including a doctorate, in language and speech pathology, began his career as a speech therapist at
Eublic schools in Los Angeles, le attributed his desire to work in that field to a teacher he had as a child, who helped him with his translations from Italian to English.
In the, early 1970's, Buscaglia introduced a class at the university entitled "Love 101 " The purpose of the class was to teacn about love as a cycle involving couples and individuals. Buscaglia eventually was recognized as Teacher of the Year for his work. Besides his teaching, he also spent 20 years as a counselor in the School of Education.
In his honor, the university created the Leo F. Buscaglia Scholarship for Inner City
(See Buscaglia, page 2)
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Test time
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Soon-to-be freshmen iine up in front of Taper Hell before taking their math placement exams.

. • c '■, ", :.:
Wednesday June 24,1998 Vol. CXXXIV, No. 7
Headlines
Florida Film Fest has many winners
Paula Garces and Wil Homeff in "Harvest,"directed by Stuart Burkin, is iust one of the many fine films shown at the Florida Film Festival. Film editor Scott Foundas give a recap.
Diversions, page 8
Outgrowing age-based la
our laws
Citing curfew laws and stricter driving regulations, Editorial Columnist Daniel Chantre criticizes statutes that discriminate against the young but are just as applicable to senior citizens.
.
Viewpoint, page 4
Russian literature, cultural lecture
John Gould, a professor emeritus of business communications, will lead a discussion about the life and works of 19th century Russian author Ivan Turgenev at the Emeriti Center Book Club luncheon at noon Thursday in the Faculty Center.
Lunch is $11. For reservations and information, please call (310) 645-9453.
• ••
Leonard Stein, the director emeritus of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, will give a lecture entitled "Differing Attitudes Toward Cultures in Europe and America" next Monday at 10:30 a.m. at OASIS Valley.
OASIS Valley is located at 7353 Valley Circle Blvd. in West Hills. For more information, call (818) 992-5133.
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Newspaper of the University of Southern California
Area schools lack USC support
Michael Levin* / Summer Troian
The 32nd Street School Is one of five public schools in Los Angeles with close ties to USC. Uke the other lour schools, It’s scores on standardized tests are beiow th® local avoraga.
By Namath Hussain
Staff Writer
Although President Sample's goal in forming the Family of Five Schools was to make these schools "the best schools in the dty of Los Angeles," the schools' most recent test scores show serious academic diffidilty
The Family of Five schools is an association between USC and five neighborhood schools. Foshay Learning Center, Norwood Street Elementary, Vermont Avenue Elementary, Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary and 32nd Street School have all been the target of a program developed by the Office of Civic and Community Relations to reach out into the community.
USC's Neighborhood Outreach grants to help the Family of Five are about $1.6 million annually.
According to reports on the results of the Stanford Nine standardized test provided by Pat Spencer from the Office of Communications of the Los Angeles Unified School District,
(See Family, page 3)
Students rtceive breaks on loan costs
By Ben Berkowitz
Gty Editor
Because of a law signed into effect by President Clinton on June 9, interest rates on federal student loans will drop to their lowest level in years, effective July 1.
According to estimates from the United States Department of Education, students in •California alone would save more than $95 million in interest rates and fees.
"It’s going to be a savings to the students," said Guy Hunter, senior associate director of Financial Aid.
New federal Stafford loans with a first dis-
bursement date between July 1 to Sept. 30 will carry an interest rate of 7.46 percent during the repayment period. The rate last year was 8.25 percent.
The rate cut is only effective for three months because it was included as a stopgap measure on an unrelated bill. It was added to give Congress time to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which is supposed to lower student interest rates.
"If they would've left it the old way, the interest rate would've been higher," Hunter said.
The HEA was first passed in 1993, and one of its provisions was an initiative to lower interest rates.
Another part of the HEA would be a gradual phasing out of the origination fee on loans for needy students.
The Department of Education's example said that a student with a deot average of $12,400 would save a total of $620 in interest payments.
Hunter said that he expects that when Congress gets around to extending the HEA, it wul extend the new rate cut and continue to make loans less expensive for students.
Hunter also said one problem Congress has encountered is lobbying by the loan companies the federal government contracts with to provide and service student loans.
Former education professor Buscaglia dies of heart attack
By Tina Harrison
Staff Writer
Leo Buscaglia, an author-lecturer and former professor in the School of Education, died of a heart attack on June 12 at his home in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Buscaglia, known as "Dr. Hug" by his fans, was known for his inspirational writings, including "Loving Each Other," Living, Loving, and Learning," ana "The Fall of Freddy the Leaf," which was later performed as a one-hour ballet.
At one time, Buscaglia had five books simultaneously listed on the New York Times Best 1 Sellers List. His books have been translated into 20 different languages, and have sold ll-mil-fion copies.
Buscaglia received the most praise for his book "Love," written in 1972. The basis of the book was sharing love with oneself and with others, and recog-
nizing love as a universal emotion.
Buscaglia, who received all of his degrees at USC, including a doctorate, in language and speech pathology, began his career as a speech therapist at
Eublic schools in Los Angeles, le attributed his desire to work in that field to a teacher he had as a child, who helped him with his translations from Italian to English.
In the, early 1970's, Buscaglia introduced a class at the university entitled "Love 101 " The purpose of the class was to teacn about love as a cycle involving couples and individuals. Buscaglia eventually was recognized as Teacher of the Year for his work. Besides his teaching, he also spent 20 years as a counselor in the School of Education.
In his honor, the university created the Leo F. Buscaglia Scholarship for Inner City
(See Buscaglia, page 2)
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Test time
m
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Soon-to-be freshmen iine up in front of Taper Hell before taking their math placement exams.